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Including celebrated rookie Zion Williamson, the New Orleans Pelicans have a healthy portion of former Duke Blue Devils, but some have more to prove than others heading into the 2019-2020 NBA season.
Roster construction in the NBA is a funny thing, but David Griffin and the Pelicans&#039; front off2019-09-13 16:00:439/12: Pelican Debrief- Can Jahlil Okafor survive New Orleans Pelicans training camp, keep career going?https://pelicandebrief.com/2019/09/12/jahlil-okafor-survive-pelicans-camp/
Signed last offseason to a two-year contract, Jahlil Okafor still has the talent of a third overall pick but has much to prove if he wants his career on the basketball court to survive cutdown day.
Entering his fourth season of NBA basketball, New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor is far from a2019-09-12 20:00:459/12: Overtime Conversations- Young and Reckless: Expectations for the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019-20https://overtimeconversations.com/expectations-for-the-pelicans-2019-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expectations-for-the-pelicans-2019-20
They say there is no good way to rip off a Band-Aid. Some people just...
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2019-09-12 12:04:329/11: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans young core cheer Saints at Super Domehttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/09/11/new-orleans-pelicans-core-cheer-saints/
While the NBA regular season tip is still six weeks away, it didn&#039;t stop a trio from the new Pelicans core from hearing a New Orleans sports crowd go wild.
On Monday night, as the New Orleans Saints hosted the Houston Texans to kick off their 2019 seasons, a small flock of Pels found themselve2019-09-11 20:00:409/9: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans: Derrick Favors' veteran presence should sturdy youthhttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/09/09/new-orleans-pelicans-derrick-favors-veteran-presence-sturdy-youth/
Traded to New Orleans in a turbulent NBA offseason, sturdy power forward Derrick Favors has the resume to suggest a key role on this young roster.
On a roster full of newness, the New Orleans Pelicans&#039; front office saw the wisdom in adding veteran depth to a roster lacking experience. While JJ2019-09-09 20:00:439/7: HoopsRumors- Pelicans Notes: Zion, Ball, Holiday, J. Johnsonhttps://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/09/pelicans-notes-zion-ball-holiday-j-johnson.html
Zion Williamson appeared to be fully healed from a bruised knee during a promotional appearance today in Harlem, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. The first pick in this year&#8217;s draft performed two acrobatic dunks during the 15-minute session, delighting the crowd and a few 2019-09-07 20:00:089/6: Sir Charles In Charge- New Orleans Pelicans: 3 players to watch heading into 2019-20https://sircharlesincharge.com/2019/09/06/new-orleans-pelicans-players-watch-zion/
Exploring three key players to watch this season, as the New Orleans Pelicans prepare for the 2019-20 campaign
The New Orleans Pelicans are one of the more intriguing teams in the NBA coming into the 2019-20 season. They lost their top two scorers from last year as superstar center Anthony Davis an2019-09-06 12:01:039/6: Section 215- Philadelphia 76ers: Can Jahlil Okafor stick around in New Orleans?https://section215.com/2019/09/06/philadelphia-76ers-okafor-stick-no/
After a bounce-back season in 2018-19, can Philadelphia 76ers draftee Jahlil Okafor stick around on the loaded new-look New Orleans Pelicans?
Do you remember Jahlil Okafor?
Jahlil &#039;reckless-driving-at-108-mph, street-fighting-outside-a-Boston-nightclub, traded-to-the-Nets-for-Trevor-freakin2019-09-06 12:00:598/31: Pelican Debrief- One Word to Describe Each New Orleans Pelicans Playerhttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/08/31/one-word-describe-new-orleans-pelicans-player/
The New Orleans Pelicans have seen a major overhaul in the roster since the last game of the 2019. What should new and casual fans expect from the year ahead?
The New Orleans Pelicans are going to look pretty different this year. This year&#039;s squad will feature at leastnine players that are new2019-08-31 12:00:448/30: Sir Charles In Charge- New Orleans Pelicans: Joe Johnson can offer added depth and leadershiphttps://sircharlesincharge.com/2019/08/30/new-orleans-pelicans-joe-johnson-depth-leadership/
Ex NBA-guard Joe Johnson is drawing interest from numerous teams in the league, but the New Orleans Pelicans could be the best spot for him
Joe Johnson hasn&#039;t played in the NBA since the 2017-18 campaign where he split time playing for the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets, but the 38-year-old is 2019-08-30 12:00:338/24: Last Word on Sports- Countdown to NBA Tip-Off: New Orleans Pelicans Season Previewhttps://lastwordonprobasketball.com/2019/08/24/countdown-to-nba-tip-off-new-orleans-pelicans-season-preview-2/
Even though the NBA season ended in June, things are never slow in the NBA, and the New Orleans Pelicans 2019 season preview shows an interesting offseason. The team entered a rebuild by trading Anthony Davis. However, the rebuild was sped up when the team won the NBA Draft Lottery.
New Orleans Pel2019-08-24 08:02:218/16: Hoops Habit- New Orleans Pelicans: How each rookie fits into the rotationhttps://hoopshabit.com/2019/08/16/new-orleans-pelicans-rookie-fits-rotation/
The New Orleans Pelicans selected 3 players in the first round of this year&#039;s NBA Draft. How will each rookie fit into the rotation for new-look NOLA?
When the New Orleans Pelicans shopped Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for a load that involved Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, a2019-08-16 08:00:338/15: Piston Powered- Detroit Pistons 2019-20 schedule: 3 tough road tripshttps://pistonpowered.com/2019/08/15/detroit-pistons-2019-20-schedule-3-tough-road-trips/
The NBA released its 2019-20 schedule on Monday. The Detroit Pistons have three road trips that could determine their season&#039;s outcome.
The Detroit Pistons 2019-20 schedule is going to be tough down the stretch. In order to make a second straight playoff appearance, the Pistons are going to ne2019-08-15 12:00:388/15: Right Down Euclid- Cleveland Cavaliers: Top ROY Competitors for Darius Garlandhttps://kingjamesgospel.com/2019/08/15/cleveland-cavaliers-top-rookie-of-year-competitors-for-darius-garland/
Cleveland Cavaliers&#039; rookie Darius Garland has high expectations for this upcoming NBA season as he was a top-five draft pick. Who are his main competitors for Rookie of the Year?
The expectations on Cleveland Cavaliers rookieDarius Garland are enormous, and rightfully so, as he was the number2019-08-15 08:00:378/14: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans: Best and Worst Case Scenarioshttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/08/14/new-orleans-pelicans-scenarios/
The New Orleans Pelicans have great expectations going into the 2019-20 NBA Season. What happens if things do not go as planned?
The excitement in the city for the New Orleans Pelicans has never been higher. Only the buzz during the home playoff games against the Portland Trail Blazers could rival 2019-08-14 08:00:458/12: Pelican Debrief- Monthly Breakdown Of New Orleans Pelicans Schedulehttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/08/12/new-orleans-pelicans-schedule-toughest-months-ranked/
The New Orleans Pelicans full regular season schedule has been released. Dissecting the schedule shows some months are expected to be much tougher than others.
The opponents for the season opener and Christmas Day contest have been known for a couple of weeks. On Monday afternoon, the New Orleans P2019-08-12 20:00:438/12: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans: 3 Bold Predictions For Derrick Favors, Future All-Starhttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/08/12/new-orleans-pelicans-derrick-favors/
The New Orleans Pelicans traded for Derrick Favors this offseason with hopes he would develop into a recognized All-Star talent.
Replacing the minutes and production vacated by Anthony Davis was never going to be easy. There was no star power forwards available to the New Orleans Pelicans, but a di2019-08-12 12:00:428/12: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans Development Goals For Jaxson Hayes, Nickeil Alexander-Walkerhttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/08/12/new-orleans-pelicans-hayes-alexander-walker/
The New Orleans Pelicans drafted Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker to join Zion Williamsonin the chase for championships.
The New Orleans Pelicans could have used the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on several more hyped prospects. Instead, the team traded that fourth pick for two2019-08-12 08:00:438/11: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans: 3 Predictions For Frank Jacksonhttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/08/11/new-orleans-pelicans-frank-jackson-2019/
The New Orleans Pelicans have shown patience with Frank Jackson&#039;s development and injury concerns.Now healthy, he is poised to break out this season.
Frank Jackson is at the crossroads of his New Orleans Pelicans career. He played adequately last season, but that is no longer the standard. Com2019-08-11 20:00:438/11: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans Hopes For Last Remaining Dell Demps Investmentshttps://pelicandebrief.com/2019/08/11/new-orleans-pelicans-investments/
The New Orleans Pelicans have only a few players left from the Dell Demps era. This could be each player&#039;s last chance to prove themselves in the NBA.
The New Orleans Pelicans have largely moved on from Anthony Davis and Dell Demps. David Griffin has rebuilt the team over the summer, creating 2019-08-11 08:00:408/5: Soaring Down South- Atlanta Hawks 2019-20 Preseason Schedule Unveiledhttps://soaringdownsouth.com/2019/08/05/atlanta-hawks-2019-20-preseason-schedule/
The Atlanta Hawks have unveiled the team’s full preseason schedule for the 2019-20 season.
As was already announced, the Atlanta Hawks first game of the 2019-20 preseason will be against the new-look New Orleans Pelicans, who seem poised to take over the hearts and minds of NBA casuals and ha...2019-08-05 12:00:458/1: Thunderous Intentions- Sam Presti's peers envious of his draft cupboard and flexibility gained through tradeshttps://thunderousintentions.com/2019/08/01/okc-thunder-sam-presti-reformulation/
An OKC Thunder executive confirmed Paul George&#039;s trade request forced the team to shift their objectives quickly while rival execs are covetous of the haul Sam Presti collected and the flexibility it affords the team.
Just as we surmised recently on Thunderous Intentions, the OKC Thunder had n2019-08-01 12:00:417/31: Sir Charles In Charge- NBA: Statistical projections for the top 10 picks from the 2019 drafthttps://sircharlesincharge.com/2019/07/31/nba-projecting-stats-rookies-zion/
As the 2019-20 NBA season quickly approaches, we make statistical projections for the top 10 picks from the 2019 draft
The 2019 NBA Draft was the first to implement the leagues&#039; new draft lottery format, with the hope being that lowered odds would prevent teams from tanking. Under the new form2019-07-31 08:00:327/31: HoopsRumors- Zion Williamson: “My Intentions Are To Stay With The Pelicans My Whole Career”https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/07/zion-williamson-my-intentions-are-to-stay-with-the-pelicans-my-whole-career.html
Zion Williamson hasn&#8217;t yet made his NBA debut in New Orleans but he has already expressed his interested to remain with the franchise long-term. “Growing up, I loved what Kobe [Bryant] did and Dirk [Nowitzki] did&#8230; My intentions are to stay with the Pelicans my whole career,” Williamson t2019-07-31 00:00:097/25: The Scorecrow- Rookie Report: 2019 Summer League Editionhttps://thescorecrow.com/2019/07/25/rookie-report-2019-summer-league-edition/
The 2019 NBA Summer League has ended, and the Rookie Report has returned!
Today I'll be taking a look at some of the top rookies from this years' Summer League. While the competition in Summer League isn't close to what the NBA game has to offer, these games do still serve a purpose (even if it's j2019-07-25 16:04:497/24: Sir Charles In Charge- During Summer League, the New Orleans Pelicans proved they're much more than just Zion Williamsonhttps://sircharlesincharge.com/2019/07/24/new-orleans-pelicans-rookie-depth-zion/
During the NBA Summer League, the New Orleans Pelicans&#039; rookie class proved that they&#039;re much more than just Zion Williamson
Coming into the this year&#039;s Summer League, no player had as much hype as New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson.
The Pelicans&#039; new savior was slat2019-07-24 16:00:337/21: Last Word on Sports- New Orleans Pelicans Rookies Expectationshttps://lastwordonprobasketball.com/2019/07/21/new-orleans-pelicans-young-stars/
The New Orleans Pelicans rookies are awaiting their turn to take the NBA by storm. Zion Williamson and Jaxson Hayes were both highly sought-after draft picks. The addition of Williamson gives the Pelicans versatility in the frontcourt for years to come. His skill level is very high, and he plays wi2019-07-21 12:03:077/19: Thunderous Intentions- Paul George left OKC Thunder with no choice but to rebuildhttps://thunderousintentions.com/2019/07/19/okc-thunder-paul-george-rebuild/
Whether fairly or not, with his trade demand Paul George will forever be cited as the reason the first competitive era of the OKC Thunder ended.
For as shellshocked as the fanbase is the OKC Thunder rebuild shouldn&#039;t come as a surprise given the exit of Paul George. By requesting a trade PG in2019-07-19 12:01:067/19: Hoops Habit- New Orleans Pelicans: The uphill battle Alvin Gentry is facinghttps://hoopshabit.com/2019/07/19/new-orleans-pelicans-uphill-battle-alvin-gentry/
The New Orleans Pelicans, with coach Alvin Gentry, appear to be groomed for a breakout season, but Gentry must find early success in order to keep his job.
The New Orleans Pelicanshired Alvin Gentry to be their head coach on May 30, 2015, and he has held that position ever since. In that time Gentr2019-07-19 12:01:017/18: Pippen Ain&apos;t Easy- Chicago Bulls: John Paxson putting Kris Dunn through DENNIS system?https://pippenainteasy.com/2019/07/18/chicago-bulls-john-paxson-putting-kris-dunn-through-dennis-system/
Kris Dunn&#039;s name keeps popping up on the Chicago Bulls rumor mill and John Paxson is no longer stomping down the speculation.
Training camp is approaching in just a few short months and Kris Dunn is still in a Chicago Bulls uniform; to reach their best form, it might be best to get the former 2019-07-18 12:00:347/18: Hoops Habit- New Orleans Pelicans: 3 takeaways from 2019 NBA Summer Leaguehttps://hoopshabit.com/2019/07/18/new-orleans-pelicans-3-takeaways-2019-nba-summer-league/
The New Orleans Pelicans had quite the exciting and successful Summer League this year and finished one game shy of the championship. Here are a few takeaways from their games in Las Vegas.
As we all know, the New Orleans Pelicans have had just about the craziest offseason as anyone. Practically th2019-07-18 12:00:327/18: Sir Charles In Charge- New Orleans Pelicans: Lonzo Ball will be great for Zion Williamsonhttps://sircharlesincharge.com/2019/07/18/new-orleans-pelicans-lonzo-ball-zion/
Lonzo Ball will be great for Zion Williamson and New Orleans Pelicans. His playmaking, defense, and athleticism will help New Orleans....2019-07-18 12:00:327/16: The Scorecrow- NBA Rumors: New Orleans Pelicans could trade Brandon Ingram for &#8216;All-Star type player&#8217;https://thescorecrow.com/2019/07/16/nba-rumors-new-orleans-pelicans-could-trade-brandon-ingram-for-all-star-type-player/
Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans a few months ago for Anthony Davis.
Brandon Ingram is the best talent out of those three players, and he's proven it with the Lakers. In the last six games before getting injured, post-All-Star break, Ingram averaged 2019-07-16 12:04:197/14: Swarm and Sting- Charlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges caps off Summer League with jaw-dropping dunkhttps://swarmandsting.com/2019/07/14/charlotte-hornets-miles-bridges-summer-league-jaw-dropping-dunk/
The Charlotte Hornets got a win in their final 2019 Summer League game on Saturday, and Miles Bridges put an exclamation point on it with a sensational slam.
We&#039;re getting towards the end of the first half, when Cody Martin comes up with a steal. Miles Bridges, the Charlotte Hornets young forw2019-07-14 08:00:397/13: Hoops Habit- New Orleans Pelicans: 3 takeaways from 2019 NBA offseasonhttps://hoopshabit.com/2019/07/13/new-orleans-pelicans-3-takeaways-2019-nba-offseason/
The New Orleans Pelicans have had quite an offseason. With so many changes and headlines made by the franchise, let&#039;s take a look at 3 big takeaways from their 2019 offseason.
The 2019 NBA offseason has certainly been one for the ages. So many trades and signings have occurred, with dozens of 2019-07-13 12:00:337/12: Soaring Down South- Atlanta Hawks First Preseason Game Will Be Against Pelicans, Zion Williamsonhttps://soaringdownsouth.com/2019/07/12/atlanta-hawks-preseason-pelicans-zion-williamson/
A quick look at who the Atlanta Hawks will be playing in their first preseason game of the season on October 7, 2019.
According to a release from the Atlanta Hawks, the team’s preseason schedule will begin on October 7, 2019 in a marquee matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans and the #1 ove...2019-07-12 08:00:387/12: Hoops Habit- New Orleans Pelicans: 3 remaining free agents to pursuehttps://hoopshabit.com/2019/07/12/new-orleans-pelicans-3-remaining-free-agents-pursue/
The New Orleans Pelicans have done a lot to improve this offseason, but there are more ways the youth can benefit from 2019 NBA free agency.
With the hire of former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, the haul of players and picks brought in in exchange for Anthony Davis, and the pla2019-07-12 08:00:317/10: Hoops Habit- New Orleans Pelicans: Impressive debuts for Hayes, Alexander-Walkerhttps://hoopshabit.com/2019/07/10/new-orleans-pelicans-impressive-debuts-jaxson-hayes-nickeil-alexander-walker/
2019 first round picks Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker looked very good in their first NBA Summer League game for the New Orleans Pelicans.
On Saturday, the trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans that involved six-time all star Anthony Davis was finalized and ma2019-07-10 12:00:357/7: HoopsRumors- Pelicans Sign Hayes, Alexander-Walkerhttps://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/07/pelicans-sign-hayes-alexander-walker.html
The Pelicans have inked their two first-rounders from the 2019 NBA Draft not named Zion, agreeing to terms with both big man Jaxson Hayes (No. 8 overall) and guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (No. 17 overall), per the NBA.com’s transactions log. Assuming both players signed for the standard 120% of the2019-07-07 20:00:107/6: HoopsRumors- Davis Deal Could Be Delayed If Leonard Remains Undecidedhttps://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/07/davis-deal-could-be-delayed-if-leonard-remains-undecided.html
The Anthony Davis trade could be delayed if Kawhi Leonard doesn&#8217;t choose a team by noon ET on Saturday, ESPN&#8217;s Ohm Youngmisuk and Bobby Marks report. The complex, four-way deal involving the Lakers, Pelicans, Hawks and Wizards can become official Saturday. The Lakers would lose their abi2019-07-06 00:00:08